For months, I told myself it was harmless — his ex needing help, his endless acts of kindness, his calm explanations that “it’s just what good people do.” But good intentions can still wound when they cross unseen lines. Every favor, every message, every late-night call chipped away at something fragile — trust. And when I finally mirrored his own behavior, answering a simple request from my past, he suddenly saw what I had been feeling all along.
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